Athens

Henry James Warre (1819-1898)

Date

1853
Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions

9 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.
Mount: 12 1/2 x 18 in.
Inscriptions

Mount, recto:
titled and dated l.c. in graphite: Athens June 1853. Athens
Mount, verso:
u.r. in graphite: 41 [circled]
signed and dated l.r. in graphite: Capt. H. J. Warre, 57th June 29th 1953.
l.r. in graphite: Capt. H. J. Warre, 57th June 29th 1953. \ During 2 months leave from Cortu. \ "The intense heat of the sun, and the glare which \ took away all shadow entirely spoilt the effect \ which was magnificent at sunset"
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of William S. Reese
Accession Number

1996.14.1
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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